Horseshoe.



No. 680,948. Patented Aug. 20, IBM.

U. 1F. TRANSUE.

HORSESHOE.

(Application filed Apr. 23, 1901.) (llo Model.)

a A 2 mm I m flunk 4 a 7 a 7 a b 7n 7 6 (WW/9w; J/vww/Con/j men flrn rn OLIVER F. TRANSUE,

OF ALLIANCE, OHIO.

HORSESHOE.

sirncrrrcarron forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,948, dated August 20, 1901. Application filed April 23,1901- flerial No. 57,060. (No model.)

To (all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OLIVER F. TRANSUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of- Ohio, have invented a new and useful Horseshoe, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a horseshoe made entirely of metal; and the objects of my improvement are to so shape the shoe that its wearing-face will have greater adhesion to the surface of the road than is usually the case and so that the shoe will wear evenly in all parts of its face. I attain these objects by making the shoe as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the horseshoe, showing the heel ends open and notches in the inner flange; Fig. 2, a perspective view of the horseshoe, showing the heel ends closed and notches in both flanges; Fig. 3, a longitudinal section of the horseshoe as shown inFig. 1, and Fig. 4 a cross-section of the horseshoe along the line a a of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The horseshoe 1 may be cast of malleable iron or other suitable metal, but is preferably made of a steel bar, rectangular insection, cut to the proper length and bent to the gen eral shape of the shoe, after which it is formed by the usual method of drop-forging.

The plate 2 is flat,or substantially so, and fits against the horses hoof, having the clip 3 projecting upward at the toe. From the outer and inner parts of the plate 2 the flanges 4 and 5, respectively, projectdownward,forming between them the groove or channel 6. The flanges 4 and 5 are formed with their respective side faces vertically parallel, so that their lower edges present the same thickness of material in all stages of wear, and the right angles formed by the lower edge face with the respective side faces always present a sharp edge for cutting into and adhering to the roadway. The lower edges of the flanges4 and 5 are preferably formed in the same plane, or if not thus formed will soon Wear so in the use of the shoe. The heel ends of the channel 6 are closed by connecting the ends of the flanges 4 and 5, as illustrated in Fig. 2, or may be left open, as shown in Fig. 1,

without affecting the general purpose of my invention.

The notches 7 are provided in the flanges 4 and 5, the sides of said notches being preferably shaped so as to form a right angle with the lower edge of the flange, thus presenting the square corners 8 for cutting into and adhering to the roadway.

For travel on roads which are sufficiently uneven or compressible as to bring the corners 8 of the notches 7 of the inner flange into play when the outer flange is continuous the notches need only be provided in the inner flange 5, as shown in Fig. 1, or it may be found useful under certain conditions to provide .the notches only in the outer flange, leaving the inn er flange continuous, as shown by broken lines in Fig. 2; but for general use on roads that are both hard and smooth the best results are likely obtained by providing the notches in both flanges, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The wearing-surface of the shoe-that is, the lower edges of the flanges 4 and 5, be tween the respective notches thereincan be so arranged in the shoe herein described that the greatest Wearing-surface is located. in that part of the shoe which sustains the greatest amount of wear in use, thus enabling the shoe to be so made that the abrasion will be equal in all of its parts. by varying the sizes of the respective notches, by varying their location in the respective flanges, or by their relative distribution or omission as between the flanges, as different conditions of material or use may determine.

The perforations 9 are provided in the plate 2 at suitable places for the nails used in attaching it to the horses hoof. These perforations may be located just within the outer flange 4, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, or in a part of said plate 2 projecting outside of said flange, as illustrated by broken'lines in Fig. 4. The shoe is preferably formed lower and wider at the toe than at the heel, which disposition of the metal can be made in forging it from a bar of equal section throughout its length.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isp 1. A horseshoe composed of a plate, with This can be done flanges having vertically-parallel faces descending respectively from the outer and in ner parts of said plate, said flanges being provided with notches along their respective lower edges, substantially as specified.

2. A horseshoe composed of a plate, withflanges having vertically-parallel faces descending respectively from the outer and inner parts of said plate, said outer flange being provided with notches along its lower edge, substantially as specified.

3. A horseshoe composed of a plate, with Witnesses:

D. E. ROGERS, PEARL SCHULTZ. 

